THE TALE（第8页）

rehearsingoftheoldepoetries，

andsaidthatitwaslikethepegasee，**pegasus

thehorsethathaddewingesfortoflee;**f

orelseitwasthegreekeshorsesinon，

thatbroughtetroyetodestruction，

asmenmayintheoldegestes*read.*talesofadventures

mineheart，"quothone，"iseverreindread;

itrowsomemenofarmesbetherein，

thatshape*themthiscityfortowin:*design，prepare

itwererightgoodthatallsuchthingwereknow."

anotherrowned*tohisfellowlow，*whispered

andsaid，"helies;foritisratherlike

anapparencemadebysomemagic，

lersplayenatthesefeastesgreat."

ofsundrydoubtstheyjanglethusandtreat.

aslewed*peopledeemenly*ignorant

ofthingesthatbemaderesubtilly

thantheycanintheirlewdnessprehend;

they*deemegladlytothebadderend.**arereadytothink

andsomeofthemwonderdonthemirrour，theworst*

thatbornewasupintothemaster*towr，*chief

howmenmightinitsuchethingessee.

anotheranswerdandsaid，itmightwellbe

naturallybypositions

ofangles，andofslyreflections

andsaidethatinromewassuchaone.

theyspeakofalhazenandvitellon，

andaristotle，thatwroteintheirlives

ofquainte*mirrors，andofprospectives，*curious

asknowetheythathavetheirbookesheard.